In 1901 a pregnant Madame Bobin fell ill and “died”. Later, when her body was exhumed they found that not only had Bobin been buried alive, but she gave birth while inside the coffin before eventually asphyxiating.
Happy Tuesday to everyone! The week is still getting started, but don’t worry, the weekend will be here soon enough and everyone gets an extended one since it’s the 4th of July! Today’s optical illusion is one that is a lot of fun because it is basically a trick of the eye! What do you all see when you look at this amazing count the legs optical illusion?
Do you all see that there are two sets of legs that make up this illusion? There are a lot of really great things about this illusion because you will basically see a certain number of either male or female legs depending on which way you look at this illusion. What people need to remember is that optical illusions all depend on a lot of things like what the human eye can pick up because some people may not be able to see something unless it is pointed out to them.
If you love this illusion, take a look at this mermaid waterfall optical illusion. Other than the mermaid, there are several other figures around the beautiful sea creature. How many figures can you all see in this great optical illusion? Happy Hunting and have a great day!
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When you hear the term “world’s oldest profession”, you immediately think prostitution, right? However, according to anthropologists, the real “world’s oldest profession” is actually… witch doctor!
Paul Cézanne was such a slow painter that, when he painted still lifes involving fruit, the content would often begin to rot before he had time to finish. To get around the problem, he started using waxed fruit instead.
Burger King, McDonald’s and other fast food companies list in the ingredients of several of their foods, microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) or “powdered cellulose” as components of their menu items. Or, in plain English, wood pulp.
1873 - Henry Ossian Flipper of Georgia one of the first African Americans enters West Point Military Academy
1896 - Wilfrid Laurel sworn in as 1st French speaking premier of Canada
1970 - FC Utrecht soccer team forms in Utrecht
1987 - NYC radio station WFAN-AM becomes 1st 24 hour all sports radio
1994 - Roman Herzog sworn in as German president
1995 - Kiersten Rickenbach, of NJ, crowned America's Junior Miss
1663 - Franz Xaver Murschhauser, composer
1883 - Arthur Borton, English soldier (d. 1933)
1899 - Henry "Indiana" Jones Jr, fictional character "Indiana Jones"
1949 - John Farnham, Australian singer
1971 - Jamie Walker, American baseball player
1989 - Mitch Hewer, English actor
1910 - Marius Petipa, Fren ballet dancer/choreographer (Casse-noisette), dies
1925 - Erik Alfred Leslie Satie, French composer (Dreamy Fish), dies at 59
1958 - Harry Nicholls Holmes, Dr (crystallized vitamin A), dies at 78
1982 - John Everett Watts, composer, dies at 51
1988 - Hellmuth Christian Wolff, composer, dies at 82
2003 - Herbie Mann, American jazz flutist (b. 1930)
In 2012, a cat saved its owner’s life the night he was adopted. The owner got a diabetic seizure, the cat brought her back to consciousness, and then ran to her son’s room pounced on him until he woke up and called for medical assistance.
Bottled water companies gain high profits by drawing water from public water sources, putting it in plastic containers, and reselling it at 2,900 times the price of regular tap.
During the era of Genghis Khan, the Mongols celebrated a victory over the Russians by laying survivors on the ground, dropping a heavy wooden gate on them, and then having a victory banquet on top of it while the victims suffocated and were crushed to death.
Wayne Gretzky has more assists than any other hockey player has points (goals and assists).
Canada was almost called “The Kingdom of Canada” but it was rejected by the British government who feared it would offend the Americans.
United Fruit Company’s main rival was Guatemala, who exported lots of fruit. To eliminate them, United lied to the US government that Guatemala’s government was Pro-Soviet. The US staged a coup, which led to the 36 year long Guatemalan civil war.
In 2005 an innocent man was pinned to the ground by British police and shot 7 times in the head point blank thinking he was a suicide bomber and later tried to cover it up.
